Mounting having a large central gem overlying adjacent small gems



Dec. 18, 1956 H. PETERSON 2,774,231

MOUNTING HAVING A LARGE CENTRAL GEM OVERLYING ADJACENT SMALL GEMS Filed DEC. 28, 1953 INVENTOR.

Henry Peterson- MOUNTING HAVING A LARGE CENTRAL GEM OVERLYING ADJACENT SMALL GEMS Henry Peterson, New York, N. Y.

Application December 28, 1953, Serial No. 400,714

6 Claims. (Cl. 63-28) The present invention relatesto mountings for jewels or precious stones, and especially to mountings for soli taire brilliants, such as diamonds or the like, of the type associated with finger rings and similar articles of'jewelry.

The present invention is particularly directed to Tiffany style mountings for solitaires, especially of the type formed with highly polished, light reflecting surface areas surrounding the setting for the brilliant, intended to create or provide an illusion enhancing the appearance of the brilliant.

Such mountings of the general type described above, to which the present invention relates, as heretofore made, are formed with a top platform or table that is larger than and provides marginal portions surrounding the cavity or aperture into which the brilliant isv set, which marginal surface portion is subdivided into concave or otherwise faceted, highly polished, lightreflecting surface areas, whose reflected light provided the diffused or scattered brilliance which enhanced the appearance of the solitaire However, the eifect or illusion created by the light reflecting surface areas surrounding the center brilliant in the mountings of the prior art, though enhancing the appearance of the mounting top or table by increasing the amount of light scintillated and reflected from it, did not actually create an impression of enlargement or enhancement of the size of the brilliant set thereinto, and did not make such brilliant appear larger than it actually was.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting or mounting top for the setting of a solitaire brilliant or the like, of the character described, such as is used in connection with rings or other, similar articles of jewelry, such as earrings, or the like, which will create the illusion of magnifying the brilliant or like and make it appear larger than its actual size. 7 H

It is another object of the present invention to provide brilliant mountings of the character described which are highly effective for their purpose and which may be simply, easily 'and readily formed and as simply and easily used, at relatively little increase in costjover the conventionalmountings of the same type as heretofore used.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide brilliant mountings of the character described which are attractive in appearance in respects other other than and additional to their brilliant magnifying effects.

The' foregoing and other advantages and superiorities of the brilliant mountings of the present invention' iwill become more'readily apparent to those skilled inthe'art from the several embodiments thereof shown in the accompanying drawing and from the description following. It is to be understood, however, that such embodiments are shown by way of illustration only, tov make the principles and practice of the invention more readily comprehensible and without any intent of limiting the inven-- tion to the specific details therein shown.

In the drawings:

b Fig. 1 is an enlarged, top plan view of one embodiment of a mounting for a brilliant contemplated by the present invention;

Fig. '2 isan enlarged vertical sectional view of such setting, taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged top plan view of themounting of Fig. 1, shown with a brilliant and auxiliary or satellit e brilliants set into place; a

Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan view of another embodiment of a setting of the present invention, formed with differently shaped and arranged slight reflecting areas; and I a I Fig. 5 is a similar top plan view of still another embodiment of a mounting of the present invention, formed with still differently shaped and arranged light reflecting surfaces. V

Referring now more specifically to the accompanying drawing, and with special reference tothe embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. l3, thereof, of mounting, generally designated as 10, which maymost effectively be formed of a white metal, suchas white gold, may but need not necessarily be of the Tiffany or box type, that may, if desired, be cast'or formed in-' tegrally with the shank of a finger ring or with any other suitable article of jewelry (not shown), or may-besuie ably secured thereto. Such mounting 10 is shown as comprising a platform or table, 11, from which depend, preferably integrally and preferably slightly convergently, the 'side walls, 12,'in which are formed or cut out the light admitting openings 13 and 14.

The table'11, or similar mounting surface, m-aypreferably be of roughly or approximately rectangular shape or outline, and is provided at its center, at a point removed from 'itsedges' or its boundaries, with a central opening'or cavity, 16, adapted to serve as a seat or setting for a brilliant, such as a diamond,18.' The marginalportions of the table 12, surrounding the opening 16, are divided into a plurality of concave areas, 17, extendingoutwardly-from the opening 16, preferablyin op posed directions, each to oneedge of the table.- The areas 17 may be smooth surfaced or may be faceted, as desired, and may preferablybe formed to abut or intersect with one another, as at 19,

Each of the concave areas 17 is formed with a high ly polished or shiny light reflecting surface and, because of its concave shape, reflects light in a diffused or scat-' tered manner, in all directions. P

' reflecting areas 17,

Rising from the table 11, around the opening 16,

are a plurality of posts, 20, which are preferably four in number and are arranged in a rectangle, one each at the intersection between areas 17, which posts are arranged and formed to be worked and bent by the jewel setter to serv'e'as prongs for retaining the brilliant 18 within the opening 16. Such diamond or brilliant 18 is the principal ornament of the mounting an'd'is of substantial' size and, together with the surrounding light hanced brilliant effect.

However, asheretofore explained, suchenhance ef-- fect of light reflection or brilliance falls short of being an effect of magnifying the'appearance ofthe diamond: o brilliant to make it look larger than'its actual si ze1' -g Toobtain the latter effect; I have invented improvements consistingofadditional apertures, 21, of considerably lessersize than the aperture 16 and surrounding the same, 1 to serve as settings for relatively small sized brilliants,

22. Preferably, one aperture 21 is provided in each of the areas '17, preferably at the lowermost point of its concavity. g V I The setting openings 21 are preferably so arranged relative the opening 16 that the satellite brilliants or diamonds, 22, abut against and may evenunderlie, partprovide the mounting with an en- It. the central bri liant, 1,8, .nh ch general y s ts hi her ach of e easil'l, in proximityrto th apertur s 2 which may be workedand bent by the. setter to serve as. retainingprongs, v.Snch posts ,23 maybe two in vnumber and may be arranged ,alonggadiameter of the opening 21, or nearer toward the edgeof the table 11.

I have found that by this arrangement of setting openings 21 forrelatively small and relatively low cost satellite brilliants ineach ,of the concave reflecting areas 1.7, in close proximity to the main, larger, central brilliant setting 16,, an effect is obtained, when the several brilliants are set in place, of a magnified central brilliant 18, of a size that would, cost far more than the combined cost of the actual central brilliant 18 and the, satellite brilliants 22.

In the embodiments of Figs. 4 and 5., the principle of the invention is carried outwith tables 12havingdifferen-t formsand different arrangements of reflecting concave areas17. Thus, in Fig. 4,, the areas 17, are of triangular formation, center-ingon thecenter of the opening 16, and cover the entire table except for the marginal beads, 25, This distinguishes from the table 12 of Fig. l, whereinthe corners of the table are pro.- vided with floral reliefornamentation, 26. In the em: bodirnent of Fig. 5., the reflecting areas 17 are shell shaped, to provide arcnateside edges, 27;, for the table 12, which is additionally. provided with corner knobs, 28.

This completes the description of the brilliantmountings of the present invention and of the articles ofjewcll'y that may be formed withthem. It will be readily ap-. parent that they are highly effective for the purpose of magnifying, at relatively little .cost, the appearance vof the solitaire brilliant generally used with mountings of the same type; It willalso be apparent that the mount: ings themselves wmay be formed and provided at none or relatively little increasein costover the similar mount: ings heretofore vused andthat they mayv be set with brilli:

ants with relative ease and economy.

sc pe of th claims hereto appended.

7 What Lelaim is: i

1. A mounting fo r,a.diamond or the like, comprising a top. .plate having a relatively large topening formed there-- throughat approximately its centerandl adapted to seat a relatively large diamondand means on the, surface of said *topplatetfor holding saiddiamond in place, said topjplateshaving a; plurality of relativelytsmaller openings formed therethrough, evenly, sparsely ,and circum-H ferentially disposed varound said larger central opening, each adapted to seat a diamond of relatively smaller size havinga central fiat :top section, in position to have said smaller diamond underlie and abut the underside f-s id la er diamond; w hsaid larger diamond oyery usaqpar o said .flat tonc io o as v ttsa d snails; diamonds. and means a j ce to ach said smaller openings for holding a smaller diamond in place therein, said top plate having a smooth, concaved, light reflecting surface extending radially inwardly toward said larger central opening and curving upwardly away from and surrounding and extending beyond each of said smaller openings and the smaller diamond set thereinto. I

2."Th e. mounting of claim -1, wherein side wall portions depend from the edges of said top plate, said side wall portions having lightadmitting openings formed therethrough,

3. The mounting of claim l, wherein said top plate is of approximately rectangular shape and wherein each of said smaller openings is formed along one of the shortest radii from said center opening to the edges of said top plate.

4. The mounting of claim l, wherein said top plate is o assroximats r n ular h pe and h a s de. wall depending from each edge thereof, each of said side walls having a light admitting opening formed there- "UNITED STATES PATENTS D, 62, 268 Stern Apr. 24, 1 9 23 1 90,863 Stanfenbeil Oct. 10,1933 D 107,848 Armeny Jan. 11, 1938 D. 118,591 Cohn Ian. 16, 1940 1). 133,700 .Qranat Sept. 8, 1942' D. 1 52 ,469. Goodman Jan. 25, 1949 630,197 Doveret al. Aug. v1, 1899 739,759 Stafford Sept. 22, 1903 2,070,157 Qinhofer Feb. 9, 1937 2 ,117,736 Link May 17, 1938 throngh and wherein each of said; smaller openings is formed along one of the shortest radii from saidcentral openingto an edge of said top plate.

5. An article of jewelry, including a mounting cornprising atop plate havinga relatively large opening formed in the center thereof, a relatively large diamond set in said central opening, means on the outer surface of said top platehplding said diamond in place, said top plate having a plnrality of relatively smaller openings formed therethrough, evenly, sparsely and circumferentially. disposedarounds aid central opening and in close when thsrsta, c sh of a S l p i ha ing a relatively smaller diamond set thereinto in posi: tioii having portion thereof underlie and abut the bottorn .of said larger diamond with said larger diamond overlying a portion of the fiat top section of each of said smaller diamonds, and means adjacent to each of said-smaller openings holding said smaller diamonds in place therein, said top plate having a smooth, concaved, light reflecting surface extending'radially inwardly towardtsaid larger central opening and curving upwardly awayffrom and surrounding and extending beyond each of said smaller openings and the smaller diamond set ercinto- V u 6. The article of jewelry of claim 5, wherein said top .plate;is .o f polygonal shape and has side wall portions depending from theedgesthereof, each of said'side wall portions havinga'light'admitting opening formed therethrough, and wherein .each of said smaller openings is formedalong one of the shortest radii from said cen-v tral opening to .anedgeof said top Plate.

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